John Mackey Quotes
The great thing about a culture is that once you really get it going, it evolves on its own. It's self-organizing. It's dynamic. It just feeds on itself.
Quotes to Explore
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I think blogging is a muscle that most people wear out.
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I started to work in television for three or four years, in 1954. There was one channel of television, black and white. But it could be entertaining and educational. During the evening they showed important plays, opera or Shakespeare's tragedies.
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I particularly like Hershey's chocolate - the kind which has almonds in it.
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I think that the U.S. does have this very much more open attitude, and I admire it very much and I think it's very important to the world. But the information and the discussion sometimes come too late, after the effective decision has been made.
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You can't judge your characters or otherwise; it's not about you, it's about them.
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Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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You get to a point where you really can't manage more artists, because representing artists takes a lot of time.
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I've never been that comfortable talking about myself or about acting.
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My music is best understood by children and animals.
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Since belief determines behavior, doesn't it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?
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I'm reading today because of 'Encyclopedia Brown.'
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Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty.
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I'm a serious eater and a seriously hungry person, so I set out on that path to figure it out for myself, and of course it really resonated with other people.
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There are people for whom Rangers Football Club is their entire way of life.
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I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.
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I had seen the ballet of 'Swan Lake' as a child but it was as an adult, when I saw a production featuring Erik Bruhn, that I first noticed how significant a part the ever-present threat of violence played. This juxtaposition of great beauty and grace with a backdrop of pure evil stayed with me for years.
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There are movies where we are interested in seeing people's lives without agreeing with what they're doing.
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You can involve yourself in electronics, computers, puzzles... there's a lot of creativity and brain working. There's a lot to model trains that people don't realize.
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In life, be a participant, not a spectator.
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There are so many great galleries and museums in London, but they can be very crowded during the day.
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Say yes to everything. 'You want me to buy you some food?' Yes. 'You want me to buy you a car?' Yes.
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I think that smart is sexy, and driven is sexy, and passion is sexy, and if you're passionate about math, so be it.
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The great thing about a culture is that once you really get it going, it evolves on its own. It's self-organizing. It's dynamic. It just feeds on itself.
